BRMC: 1236 Virginia Ave
Multifamily Housing in New York City, NY · 1236 Virginia Ave · 10472
At a glance
BRMC: 1236 Virginia Ave is a 96,238-square-foot multifamily housing building in New York City, New York, built in 1928. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 70.6 kBtu/ft² and 435 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 70.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 96.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 435 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 351,309 kWh |
| Natural gas | 55,992 therms |
| Gross floor area | 96,238 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:4835851:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 70.6 kBtu/ft² | 435 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 71.1 kBtu/ft² | 430 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 74.2 kBtu/ft² | 419 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Local Law 84 (LL84)
Under Local Law 97, buildings over 25,000 sq ft face carbon caps with fines of $268 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit, phasing in from 2024.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 1236 Virginia Ave
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10472
- Coordinates
- 40.83156, -73.86097
Within ~1 km
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How does BRMC: 1236 Virginia Ave compare with other multifamily housing buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 33,022 multifamily housing buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 70.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 74.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% below the group average of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 96,238 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 100,951 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1928, 24 years earlier than the group's average year built (1952). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has BRMC: 1236 Virginia Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for BRMC: 1236 Virginia Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 74.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 70.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 419 tCO₂e to 435 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does a site EUI of 70.6 kBtu/ft² mean?
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. BRMC: 1236 Virginia Ave's 70.6 kBtu/ft² across 96,238 sq ft works out to about 6.8 billion Btu (1,991 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 96.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 351,309 kWh of electricity and 55,992 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires BRMC: 1236 Virginia Ave to report its energy use?
BRMC: 1236 Virginia Ave reports under Local Law 84 (LL84), the legal basis of New York City's Energy and Water Data Disclosure program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:4835851:2024). Under Local Law 97, buildings over 25,000 sq ft face carbon caps with fines of $268 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit, phasing in from 2024.
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Frequently asked questions
What is BRMC: 1236 Virginia Ave's energy grade?
BRMC: 1236 Virginia Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 70.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does BRMC: 1236 Virginia Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 70.6 kBtu/ft² (96.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 96,238 sq ft, including 351,309 kWh of electricity and 55,992 therms of natural gas.
What are BRMC: 1236 Virginia Ave's carbon emissions?
BRMC: 1236 Virginia Ave reported 435 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is BRMC: 1236 Virginia Ave?
BRMC: 1236 Virginia Ave is in New York City, New York 10472. Its coordinates are 40.83156, -73.86097 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is BRMC: 1236 Virginia Ave and when was it built?
BRMC: 1236 Virginia Ave has 96,238 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1928 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is BRMC: 1236 Virginia Ave covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Energy and Water Data Disclosure disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under Local Law 84 (LL84).
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About this data
Source: Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84 (LL84)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “BRMC: 1236 Virginia Ave, New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/brmc-1236-virginia-ave-bc536298 (data as of October 2, 2026).